thermal line printer
Operator’s Manual
T M - L 6
400179501
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FOR CANADIAN USERS
CC CLASS A FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR AMERICAN USERS
INTRODUCTION
About this manual
CONTENTS
APPENDIX
APPENDIX A General Specifications
5-1 Panel Switches and Commands
APPENDIX D Character Code Tables APPENDIX E Command Summary
5-2 Printable Area and Label Paper Conditions
1. SETTING UP
Chapter 1 Unpacking the Printer
1-1 Checking the Contents of the Box
n Maintenance
g Checking the parts
1-3 Removing the Protective Material
1-2 Choosing a Place for the Printer
À Â Ã Ä
1-4 Names and Functions of Parts
n Part names
POWER
Panel switches
POWER green
ERROR red
2-1 Connecting the Power Supply to the Printer
Chapter 2 Before Setting Up
n Plugging in AC adapter
CAUTIONS
Serial Interface Cable Drawer Kick-out Connector
2-2 Connecting the Host Computer to the Printer
n Connecting the interface cable
3-1 Installing the Roll Paper
Chapter 3 Installing the Parts
n Installing the roll paper
Tear-off -Edge
Paper Slot
n How to adjust the paper-end detector
3-2 Adjusting the Paper-end Detector
Table 3-l. Adjustment Values of the Paper-end Detector
Adjustment
After adjusting, ensure that the detector operates smoothly
n Locating the DIP switches
3-3 Setting the DIP Switches
n Setting the DIP switches
Table 3-3. Baud Rate Selection
n DIP-Switch Functions Table 3-2. DIP-switch Functions
Table 3-4. Print Density Selection
DIP SW
4-1 Checking Operation with the Self Test
Chapter 4 The Self Test
n The purpose of the self test
n The self test checks the following
II. REFERENCE
5-1 Panel Switches and Commands
Chapter 5 Cautions while Using the Printer
n Switches 1 Power switch
2 Paper-feed switch
Hole dimensions
5-2 Printable Area and Label Paper Conditions
n Printable area
Label paper
When all the characters on one line are rotated
5-3 Miscellaneous Notes
n Notes on printing and paper feeding
Table 5-2. Required Paper Feed Amount Dots
n Notes on handling the printer mechanism
n Notes on the power supply
n Notes on handling thermal paper and label paper
n ERROR LED red
5-4 Error Correction
be inspected
Table 5-3. Error Display
inserting paper
Table 5-4. Command Standby State Display
n Cleaning the head
5-5 Cleaning the Head
5-7 Removing Jammed Paper
5-6 The Cover-open Detector
n The cover-open detector
n Controlling the printer with commands
Chapter 6 Software Control
n How to use this table
6-1 Printer Control
6-3 Commands HT
6-2 Command Descriptions
Range
n Command descriptions XXX Command
ESC ! n
ESC SP n
Range
Range
Range
ESC $ n1 n2
ESC E, ESC F, ESC
ESC ¥
ESC & s n m ap s Xam-n+l
ESC % n
Range
n =
m = 0, 1, 32
ESC * m n1 n2 d k
k = n 1 + 2 5 6 X n 2 m = 0
k = n 7 + 2 5 6 X n 2 X 3 m = 3 2 , 3
l The bit image modes selectable by m are as follows
ESC = n
ESC 3 n
Range
Range
ESC D nkNUL
ESC @
Clears the data in the print buffer and resets the printer mode to
Range
Range
ESC E n
ESC J n
ESC G n
Range
Range
ESC V n
ESC R n
Range
Range
ESC - n
ESC ¥ n1 n2
ESC a n
Range
Range
ESC c 4 n
Position
ESC c 5 n
ESC p m n1 n2
ESC d n
Range
ESC u n
ESC t n
Connector pin
Range
Undefined
Range
ESC n
V a l u e
GS*n1n2dn1xn2x8
GS FF
Range
Range
GS/m
Range
GS A m n
Range
GS C 0 m n
FF, GS FF
0 ≤ n ≤
Range
GS C1 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6
m = 3 , n = O
m=3, n=1
Range
GS C2 n1 n2
T o s t o p c o u n t i n g
Stops counting if n1 + n2 x 256 = n3 + n4 x 256, n5 = 0, or n6 =
Range
GSC N1 N2 N3 N4 N5
n1 + n2 x 256 =
W i t h c o u n t i n g u p
GS c
GS H n
Range
With counting down
GS h n
GS f n
Range
Range
GS k n d k NUL
GS w n
Code
Range
After waiting the period specified by n2, the error LED
GS n1 n2 n3
blinks and the printer waits for the paper feed switch to
If this command is received while defining the macro, the macro
3. How to write program 3-1. Printing on the roll paper
6-4 Program Descriptions
1. Introduction
2. Before printing
150 PRINT #l , CHR$27 “! CHR$48 160 PRINT #l , “ABCDEFGHIJK” CHR$
120 PRINT #1, “ABCDEF” CHR$
170 PRINT #l, CHR$27 “! CHR$0 180 PRINT #l , “ABCDEFGHIJK” CHR$
characters per line
GS H n
The 12 characters, “012345678901” are print data
g Sample Program onto thermal paper
3-2. Printing on label paper
180 PRINT #1, CHR$29 ”c”
n Sample Program onto thermal label paper
230 CLOSE #1
APPENDIX
APPENDIX A General Specifications
1. Printing specifications
2. Characters specifications
Character structure
Default
Font A
12 x 24 includes the horizontal
4.2 Thermal label paper
7. EMI by using Epson PS-130
6. Electrical characteristics
10. External dimensions and weight
8. Reliability
1. Connectors
APPENDIX B Connectors
2. Interface connectors
3. Power supply connector
Electrical characteristics
Figure B-1. Drawer Kick-out Drive Signal
APPENDIX C Interfaces
Figure B-2. Drawer Kick-out Signal Interface Circuit
1. Specifications RS-232C compatible
3. Serial interface timing
2. Interface connector terminal assignments and signal functions
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International character set
Command
APPENDIX E Command Summary
Name
Name
Command
GS C
GS C2